The U.S. women's national soccer team plays an exhibition Saturday against Norway at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. It's is the third of six tuneup matches on American soil before departing for China where the World Cup will be contested in September.

The WUSA never played another meaningful game after its 2003 championshp. And yet one of its franchises, the Washington Freedom, never stopped. The team played exhibitions and amateur W-League games while waiting for women's pro soccer to be reborn, which they hope will be 2008.

Computer technicians would be obligated to report child abuse just like doctors, teachers and others who work closely with children, under measures being considered by lawmakers in two states. At least five states Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina and South Dakota require computer technicians to report child pornography. Connecticut and California are considering legislation that would go a step further, adding technicians to the list of "mandated reporters" who notify authorities about any type of child abuse and neglect.

Sunday marks a beginning for the U.S. national team. The draw for the fifth FIFA Women's World Cup will determine which group the No. 1 team in the world will compete in as the Americans look to rebound from a disappointing showing in 2003. U.S. coach Greg Ryan, who took over in 2005, will be heading into his first World Cup.

The U.S. women's soccer team will play exhibition games against Japan, New Zealand and Finland before it heads to the World Cup. The Americans meet Japan on July 28 at San Jose, Calif., New Zealand on Aug. 12 at Chicago and Finland on Aug. 25 at Carson, Calif., as part of their Sendoff Series, the U.S. Soccer Federation said Thursday.

As of Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, at least 3,162 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,545 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

Emma Faust Tillman, who became the world's oldest known living person last week, died at an East Hartford nursing home. She was 114. Tillman, the daughter of former slaves, "went peacefullly" Sunday night.